•Nuclear Operations: Our nuclear fleet, including our owned output from the Salem and South Texas Project (STP) Generating Stations, produced 45,510 gigawatt-hours (GWhs) in the third quarter of 2024, compared with 44,125 GWhs in the third quarter of 2023. Excluding Salem and STP, our nuclear plants at ownership achieved a 95.0% capacity factor for the third quarter of 2024, compared with 97.2% for the third quarter of 2023. There were 37 planned refueling outage days in the third quarter of 2024 and 20 in the third quarter of 2023 for sites we operate. There were 20 non-refueling outage days in the third quarter of 2024 and 10 in the third quarter of 2023 for sites we operate.
•Natural Gas, Oil, and Renewables Operations: The dispatch match rate for our fleet was 98.2% in the third quarter of 2024, compared with 98.5% in the third quarter of 2023. Renewable energy capture for our fleet was 96.0% in the third quarter of 2024, compared with 96.6% in the third quarter of 2023.
Unless otherwise noted, the income tax impact of each reconciling adjustment between GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings is based on the marginal statutory federal and state income tax rates, taking into account whether the income or expense item is taxable or deductible, respectively, in whole or in part. For all adjustments except the NDt fund investment returns, which are included in decommissioning-related activities, the marginal statutory income tax rate was 25.5% and 25.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. Under IRS regulations, NDt fund investment returns are taxed at different rates for investments if they are in qualified or non-qualified funds. The effective tax rates for the unrealized and realized gains and losses related to NDt funds were 54.6% and 52.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. 調整後的 (非GAAP)2024年第三季度和2023年的營運盈利,均不包括以下(稅後)項目,這些項目包含在我們報告的GAAP凈利潤(損失)中:
Due to the forward-looking nature of our Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings guidance, we are unable to reconcile this non-GAAP financial measure to GAAP Net Income given the inherent uncertainty required in projecting gains and losses associated with the various fair value adjustments required by GAAP. These adjustments include future changes in fair value impacting the derivative instruments utilized in our current business operations, as well as the debt and equity securities held within our nuclear decommissioning trusts, which may have a material impact on our future GAAP results.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as “could,” “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “will,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “predicts,” and variations on such words, and similar expressions that reflect our current views with respect to future events and operational, economic, and financial performance, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by Constellation Energy Corporation and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, (the Registrants) include those factors discussed herein, as well as the items discussed in (1) the Registrants' 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-k in (a) Part I, ITEm 1A. Risk Factors, (b) Part II, ITEm 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and (c) Part II, ITEm 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 19, Commitments and Contingencies; (2) the Registrants' Third Quarter
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2024 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (to be filed on November 4, 2024) in (a) Part II, ITEm 1A. Risk Factors, (b) Part I, ITEm 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and (c) Part I, ITEm 1. Financial Statements: Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies; and (3) other factors discussed in filings with the SEC by the Registrants.